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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data that has been checked for gross errors but has not yet been fully validated. They are based on data received as at 1440 EST on 23/08/2015. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

District Site Today Previous monthly record Previous all time record
if equalled or broken
Comments
Reading Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Highest maximum temperature

SA

NE Pastoral

017123

MOOMBA AIRPORT

34.7

34.6

22/08/2009

19

1 N

NSW

Illawarra

068072

NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS

27.5

26.6

16/08/2009

13

1 N

NSW

Illawarra

068241

ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT)

28.0

27.7

23/08/2012

15

1 N


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Summary of observations

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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 14:39EST, 23/08/2015.

Major centres
Max
° C
+/- norm
° C
Min
° C
+/- norm
° C
Grass Min
° C
Rain to 9am mm Evaporation to 9am mm Sunshine hours Wind Run to 9am km (24-hour average km/h) Maximum Gust km/h / hour of occurrence
PERTH AIRPORT 17.6 -0.9 4.0 -4.0 2.2 22.4 3.8 8.0 309 (12.9) 37/13
BUNBURY 18.5 +1.0 3.8 -3.6 -- 1.8 -- -- 164 ( 6.8) 43/12
MANDURAH 18.2 +0.3 6.5 -4.3 -- 10.2 -- -- 273 (11.4) 30/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.5 -0.9 20.6 +0.2 20.0 0.0 6.0 9.9 346 (14.4) 34/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 33.3 +10.7 14.2 +8.2 10.4 0.0 11.6 10.9 348 (14.5) 57/12
WHYALLA AERO 20.7 +2.2 5.7 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 380 (15.8) 28/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 18.4 +1.8 9.6 +1.4 -- 0.6 -- -- 153 ( 6.4) 22/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.9 +1.8 9.5 +4.0 7.2 4.2 2.2 8.2 465 (19.4) 34/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 33.3 +6.0 11.1 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 147 ( 6.1) 37/15
CAIRNS AERO 28.9 +2.3 17.5 +0.1 16.2 0.0 3.8 9.5 447 (18.6) 34/16
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.8 +1.8 15.7 +1.0 14.6 0.0 -- 9.0 328 (13.7) 35/14
MACKAY M.O 23.8 +1.3 16.5 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- 6.3 331 (13.8) 30/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.2 +0.4 16.1 +5.4 14.4 1.6 2.4 -- 274 (11.4) 39/13
BUNDABERG AERO 26.2 +2.9 16.3 +5.4 -- 1.6 -- -- 342 (14.3) 35/12
COOLANGATTA 22.5 +1.1 16.4 +6.0 -- 8.4 -- -- 242 (10.1) 31/19
BRISBANE AERO 23.1 +1.3 16.0 +6.4 14.8 5.0 4.0 9.5 206 ( 8.6) 28/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 21.6 +3.1 12.8 +5.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 559 (23.3) 35/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 25.3 +7.3 11.2 +5.4 -- 0.0 2.8 -- -- --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 24.9 +5.1 14.1 +5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 438 (18.3) 41/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 24.8 +4.6 8.7 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 301 (12.5) 30/16
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 27.2 +8.6 9.6 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 217 ( 9.0) 24/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 25.3 +7.8 9.8 +6.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 356 (14.8) 54/20
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 28.9 +10.6 14.5 +6.4 10.9 0.0 4.2 9.4 384 (16.0) 44/15
RICHMOND RAAF 28.0 +8.3 9.5 +5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 197 ( 8.2) 41/15
BELLAMBI AWS 25.8 +7.8 14.9 +4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 430 (17.9) 57/09
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 20.9 +6.4 9.6 +6.1 9.0 1.4 1.6 9.8 307 (12.8) 37/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 20.7 +5.7 7.9 +4.2 -- 1.4 -- -- 198 ( 8.3) 24/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 22.0 +4.7 5.4 +0.1 0.0 0.0 2.6 8.8 338 (14.1) 35/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 18.7 +4.0 3.4 -0.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 276 (11.5) 28/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 17.6 +3.4 2.2 -0.4 -- 0.6 -- -- 198 ( 8.3) 37/16
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.8 +3.4 2.7 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 619 (25.8) 34/16
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 15.3 +1.5 5.4 +1.7 -- 10.0 -- -- 230 ( 9.6) 35/13
HOBART AIRPORT 17.4 +3.9 10.3 +5.6 6.8 0.0 2.8 6.1 549 (22.9) 41/00
Max
° C
+/- norm
° C
Min
° C
+/- norm
° C
Grass Min
° C
Rain to 9am mm Evaporation to 9am mm Sunshine hours Wind Run to 9am km Maximum Gust km/h / hour of occurrence
Hottest
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

35.2 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
35.1 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
35.1 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
35.0 CENTURY MINE Gulf Country QLD
35.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT

+12.1 : 34.7 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+10.7 : 33.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+10.6 : 35.2 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+10.6 : 28.9 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
+10.5 : 28.3 SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) Sydney--east NSW

24.6 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.0 LIHOU REEF LIGHTHOUSE Islands ISL
24.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
23.8 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.4 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.4 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+10.8 : 14.0 CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
+10.4 : 14.0 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
+9.9 : 14.0 KINGAROY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+9.9 : 14.1 COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
+9.6 : 16.6 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

Coldest
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

4.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
4.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
5.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
5.2 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
5.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-6.4 : 12.6 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
-5.6 : 11.8 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-5.4 : 16.8 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA
-5.0 : 11.7 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.0 : 14.3 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA

-1.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.1 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
0.4 BROOKTON Cent Wheatbelt WA
0.4 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
0.9 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA

-6.0 : 5.0 GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
-4.9 : 2.1 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
-4.5 : 3.6 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
-4.3 : 6.5 MANDURAH Lower West WA
-4.3 : 4.5 GOSNELLS CITY Lower West WA

Wettest
Sunniest & dullest
Windiest
Highest gusts
Todays highest rainfall totals for the 24 hours to 9am. It includes the top 5 totals nationally followed by all reported falls of 50mm or more.
Highest and lowest recordings of hours of sunshine for the 24 hours to midnight.
Highest wind run totals in kilometres for the 24 hours to 9am (average speed in brackets). All reported runs > =25km/h are shown.
Highest wind gusts in km/h for the 24 hours to midnight followed by the hour in which it occurred. All stations with gusts > 89km/h are shown.
84.2 RAINBOW BEACH Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
51.2 SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
38.2 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
35.6 TEWANTIN RSL PARK Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
34.0 GOOMBOORIAN Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
84.2 RAINBOW BEACH
51.2 SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT
38.2 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE
35.6 TEWANTIN RSL PARK
34.0 GOOMBOORIAN

11.1 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.9 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.9 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.7 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
10.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA

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4.5 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
4.4 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
3.5 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
3.3 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
0.3 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS

1607 (67.0) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1436 (59.8) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1427 (59.5) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1278 (53.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1110 (46.3) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1084 (45.2) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1077 (44.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1064 (44.3) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1059 (44.1) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
1002 (41.8) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
957 (39.9) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
942 (39.3) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
917 (38.2) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
898 (37.4) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
894 (37.3) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
887 (37.0) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
871 (36.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
866 (36.1) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
853 (35.5) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
853 (35.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
837 (34.9) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
810 (33.8) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
778 (32.4) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
755 (31.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
746 (31.1) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
743 (31.0) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
680 (28.3) CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
675 (28.1) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
666 (27.8) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
655 (27.3) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
654 (27.3) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
651 (27.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
649 (27.0) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
646 (26.9) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
644 (26.8) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
644 (26.8) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
637 (26.5) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
636 (26.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
636 (26.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
625 (26.0) MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
623 (26.0) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
620 (25.8) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
619 (25.8) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
615 (25.6) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
115/04 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
109/02 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
106/23 FORREST Eucla WA
102/04 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
98/04 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
96/02 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
91/01 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

Downpours High AWS wind reports
High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less from AWS and synoptic reports. Storm force gusts (>89km/h) and 10-minute mean gales (>62km/h) reported by AWSs. Wind direction and mean windspeed are shown in brackets.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Eucla
RED ROCKS POINT
11.2mm in 1 hr to 23:30 11.2mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE
15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h
KINGAROY AIRPORT
5.8mm in 3 min to 19:03 116.0mm/h
12.4mm in 27 min to 19:30 27.6mm/h
27.8mm in 1 hr to 19:30 27.8mm/h
24.2mm in 1 hr to 20:00 24.2mm/h
34.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 11.3mm/h
TASMANIA
W Coast
STRAHAN AERODROME
10.2mm in 1 hr to 20:00 10.2mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 20:30 11.4mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
4.0mm in 3 min to 09:03 80.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Eucla
FORREST : 106(250/106 ) at 23:23
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 109(330/ 83 ) at 02:30
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MOUNT BULLER : 91(340/ 72 ) at 01:16
MOUNT HOTHAM : 106(300/ 76 ) at 02:30
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 102(330/ 83 ) at 04:39
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 95(310/ 74 ) at 04:30
W Coast
LOW ROCKY POINT : 87(320/ 63 ) at 04:00
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 93(330/ 58 ) at 02:27